Hand-painted "Hills of Dakota" Landscape Antique Postcard souvenir paperweight I just love the form

I just love the form of these two facing perched birds

making it easy to calculate on the go

I’ve been finding especially lovely ones of the English Coast

or Japanning

like a cross between celadon and Granny Smith apple

Hand-painted "Hills of Dakota" Landscape Antique Postcard souvenir paperweight I just love the formThough this postcard is British, I believe the Dakota on the front is a reference to the subject, the Black Hills of South Dakota. And it appears that the landscape is painted in oils rather than watercolor, which is more typically the case. Quite a nice little painting I think, c. 1910, and a perfect English American hybrid! 3 1 2" x 5 1 2" and in very good condition, with a little paint staining (not foxing) on the unused back.